LABRIOLA INNOVATION DISTRICT:
THE CROWN JEWEL OF CREATION AT MINES
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Naming a space in the Labriola Innovation District is your chance to leave a legacy while supporting the future of entrepreneurship and innovation at Mines. Mines is launching an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem to prepare business-savvy innovators to flourish. Coupling this know-how with unsurpassed STEM education positions our graduates as tomorrow's leaders.
The E&I Ecosystem includes the Labriola Innovation District, which combines dynamic programming and leading-edge facilities to inspire student entrepreneurship and innovation.
At the District's heart: the Labriola Innovation Hub, where students can bring ideas to life. The InnoHub centralizes many campus makerspaces and adds:
• Specialized spaces for experimenting and learning through hands-on projects and iterative design
• Much-needed spaces to meet up, transform ideas and maybe even start a business venture
We envision every student using the InnoHub for class projects, clubs or just to advance their own ideas.
ATRIUM
$2,000,000
The Atrium is a bright and welcoming space and the InnoHub's main lobby that adds to the inspiring, sleek and modern aesthetic. It is a perfect spot for students, faculty and visitors to meet up and discuss concepts that students can build just a few rooms away.
CORNERSTONE PROJECT SPACE
$2,000,000
Serving over 750 students per semester, the Cornerstone Design Studio is where undergraduate students begin their hands-on design and prototyping journey. Cornerstone Design@Mines (formerly EPICS) brings students together in multidisciplinary teams to learn practical, creative and problem-solving skills. In the Cornerstone Design Studio, students learn through doing, with emphasis on defining and diagnosing a problem through the holistic lens of technology, people and culture.
METALS SHOP
$1,500,000
The Metals Shop helps students forge their futures. Here, they will gain hands-on experience with machines and metal work and learn critical safety skills. The lab offers direct professional support alongside easy access to cutting-edge materials and equipment such as CNC mills and lathe, metal laser cutter, welding stations and digital fabrication.
WOOD SHOP
$1,500,000
Student innovation will thrive in the Wood Shop, where they can hone their handcrafting skills and pursue passion projects. The lab includes advanced tools like band scrolls and saws, drill presses, sanders, large format laser cutters, planers and wood lathes.
ELECTRONICS LAB
$250,000
The Electronics Lab supports campus-wide student electronics projects. The workspace includes facilities and equipment needed for innovation, including circuit board printers and soldering stations.
COMPOSITES LAB
$200,000
The Composites Lab is a project workspace where students can join, test, manufacture and work with a variety of materials and technologies that have experimental evaluation and structural applications.
TOOL CRIB
$100,000
The Tool Crib is key to thriving hands-on shops and makerspaces. Here, students will access the hand tools, materials and equipment they need to design, prototype and build their projects in the InnoHub's specialty labs.
J. Don Thorson ’55 and Lois Thorson Capstone Lab – SOLD
Charles ’71 and Judy McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
RAPID PROTOTYPING LAB
$1,000,000
Designing and creating innovative products has never been easier thanks to state-of-the-art printing technology. The Rapid Prototyping Lab supports student projects with an array of 3D printers, including Stratasys and Markforged FDM machines, resin printers, scanners, large format 2D printing and additional rapid prototyping tools. Students can use the lab to create almost any project they can imagine.
SOFTWARE MAKERSPACE
$500,000
The Software Makerspace provides everything students need for coding, especially on team projects, hackathons and collaborative events. The flexible workspace is equipped with large monitors and plug-in capabilities, glass dividers, dropdown screens and projectors for data visualization.
CLASSROOM
$500,000
The flexible classroom is not just for classes and workshops. It is perfect for events that bring students, faculty, alumni and businesses together, such as recruiting events, info sessions, networking and community engagement. It is also a shortcut to other buildings in the Innovation Complex.
LABRIOLA INNOVATION FUND
WELCOMING GIFTS OF ANY SIZE
OVERLOOK CONFERENCE ROOMS
$150,000
Highly visible Overlook Conference Rooms provide bird's eye views of Level One Makerspaces. They offer students a place to collaborate, meet with clients and have a variety of small-group interactions.
CONFERENCE ROOMS
$100,000
Conference Rooms are conveniently located, quiet spaces where students can brainstorm, collaborate and focus, then seamlessly move to nearby labs to create their projects.
Running a high-demand enterprise like the Labriola Innovation District requires a flexible source of funding. The Labriola Innovation Fund gives Mines crucial resources to tackle facility maintenance, repair and upgrade equipment, replace shop supplies and create programming for student-led projects.
Clarence V. LaGuardia Conference Room SOLD Foundation
STUDENT PROJECT SPACES
The Aramco xWorks Innovation Space is designed to enhance students' large-scale project-building experiences. The space lets students flow freely to the InnoHub next door, where they have room to collaborate on concepts, design and prototypes.
ENGINES & TESTING LAB
The Aramco xWorks Innovation Space provides dedicated research space and hands-on facilities for traditional and alternative engine research. New construction and lab upgrades allow students to operate and test large-scale equipment and engines for research about diesel engines, alternative fuels and advanced combustion strategies.
The lab has in-ground infrastructure and insulation to minimize the vibrations and noise caused by large-scale engines. These improvements maximize safety and effectiveness and reduce distractions for all students working in the space.
By funding an area of the Labriola Innovation District, you are not just putting a name on a space. You are honoring the Mines tradition of top-quality STEM education, giving present students a new set of tools and resources to translate what they learn into real businesses and providing endless possibilities for Mines to impact the global marketplace.